They invariably use the word "wily" when talking about Alex Salmond, as if the First Minister was a petty demagogue in some post-colonial banana republic. Isn't he "playing games with the constitution", "deviously delaying the referendum", "picking a fight with Westminster"? Well, last week his wiliness was to play with a straight bat.
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The battle for Scotland: part one – The Big Beasts Lock Horns
AT times of constitutional turmoil, such as last week, I'm often approached by researchers and producers from the London media looking for someone to explain the will-they-won't-they, devo-max/independence-well-maybe referendum.
